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LisaJ
Posts: 161
Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:47 am
Location: North Texas

Hello my PM friends!
In Prosper, TX, no sight yet, but house is ready. I added pine straw to each apartment and while on my 14’ ladder, a big swoosh of cold front blew in! I still had two to go, so I hung on and finished. We are in for temps in the teens over next few days.
I already had 3 pair last year, but TX weather has been weird.
Watching and waiting is like watching for Santa!
Here’s to a wonderful season again.
LisaJ
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C.C.Martins
Posts: 3368
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
Location: Corpus Christi Tx
Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.

Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member

Good luck this season! Yeah agree, this weather is something else...cold, warm, hot, cold, cold, warm again.
Tonight that wind will be upon us. At least they had a good day today...last few days were horrible for them.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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LisaJ
Posts: 161
Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:47 am
Location: North Texas

Cold but sunny today. Going to get down in the teens. I hope that is why I still have not seen any PMs
Still Waiting! Good to hear from you CC
LisaJ
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tor
Posts: 279
Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:35 pm
Location: Marlboro County, SC
Martin Colony History: 2025 Capacity: 96
72 Hor / Vert Troyers on 3 X Super-24's.
24 Hor Troyers on Gemini-24.

2026: We'll see.
2025: 92 pair - Fledge: 405
2024: 72 pair - Fledge: 356
2023: 72 pair - Fledge: 342
2022: 72 pair - Fledge: 322
2021: 71 pair - Fledge: 325
2020: 72 pair - Fledge: 336
2019: 70 pair - Fledge: 320
2018: 60 pair - Fledge: 297
2017: 36 pair - Fledge: 189
2016: 16 pair - Fledge: 79
2015: 4 pair - Fledge: 21

Good luck on your upcoming season, Lisa. It is turning colder this coming week in SC as well, so I hope they hold off just a few days before deciding to arrive.
Tor
Marlboro County
South Carolina

Purple Martins Of South Carolina
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Thomas Maddox
Posts: 580
Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
Location: Sulphur, Louisiana

Hopefully this cold mess passes soon!
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